Sexual selection in crayfish: A review

Crustaceana Monographs

Volumn 15, Issue , 2011, Pages 213-223

  Gherardi, Francesca ^a   Aquiloni, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

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EID: 85002567459     PISSN: 15707024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1163/ej.9789004174252.i-354.145     Document Type: Conference Paper

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